preface
Before entering

Chapter 1: Understanding the current college entrance exam system will provide a path to preparation from elementary and middle school.

1. Mom and Dad, you should be interested in college entrance exams from elementary school.
· My child is in elementary school and he's already going to college?
· Changing characteristics of college admissions
· You have to look down from above to see the road.

2 Changes in college admissions according to the 2028 college admissions reform plan
· Announcement of the 2028 College Entrance Examination Reform Plan
· Key to the 2028 College Entrance Exam Reform: The College Scholastic Ability Test
· Key Points in the 2028 College Entrance Examination Reform: Internal Grades
· Summary: Creativity and logic will become more important in college entrance exams after 2028.

3. Predicted Changes at Seoul National University Following the 2028 College Admissions Reform
· The changes in Seoul National University's admissions process reveal the trends in admissions.
· Understanding Seoul National University Admissions
· Presentation of changes in Seoul National University's admissions process
Conclusion: The weakening of the discriminatory power of internal grades and the need for new alternatives.

4. Knowing the entrance exam will help you communicate with your child.
· College entrance exams are a means of communication, not one-sided coercion.

Chapter 2: Prepare thoroughly from the entrance exam to ensure a smooth college entrance.

1. What is the high school credit system, the core of the revised high school curriculum?
· If you're a high school student in 2025, pay attention to the high school credit system.
· The direction of high school selection will change under the high school credit system.

2. Choose a high school that is advantageous by understanding the college entrance exam process.
· The type of admission does not refer to regular/special admission.
· ① What is the student extracurricular activity selection process?
· ② What is the comprehensive student admissions process?
· ③ What is the essay-based selection process?
· ④ What is regular admission?
· Will my child be admitted on time or at the special admission time?

3. For successful college admission, aim for specialized or autonomous high schools.
· Be amazed by the dozens of different types of high schools.
· Basic information by high school type
· Have students study with the goal of getting into a specialized or private high school.
· Characteristics of each type of special purpose/private school
· School-specific application and selection methods

4 Criteria for Choosing a Good High School
· Kids, it's not about the school lunch or uniforms!
· 11 essential criteria for choosing a general high school

Chapter 3: Prepare in Advance for a Successful Entrance Exam

1. The school record book is an important document that must be managed well.
· The importance of school records
· School life records also have weight.
· The school record is the most important document that can best evaluate your abilities.

2. How to Write a Lifelong Self-Introduction: Learn It From a Young Age
· Self-introduction is a lifelong skill
· Key items in the self-introduction
· 5 Steps to Writing a Self-Introduction

3 How to Make Your Child Not Nervous in Interviews
· The importance of interviews
· 10 Commandments for Entrance Exam Interviews

Chapter 4: Learning Roadmap for Primary and Secondary School Subjects

1. Elementary Korean Language Learning Roadmap
· The basis of all learning is reading comprehension
· Improve reading comprehension and literacy through the pleasure of reading books.
· Expressive power must be developed along with reading.
· Grammar and vocabulary issues can change your child's future.
· More than 50% of Korean words are Chinese characters. Learn vocabulary by studying Chinese characters.

2 Middle School Korean Language Learning Roadmap
· Korean is a subject that is difficult to improve grades in a short period of time.
· Develop literacy skills through a variety of genres, strategic post-reading activities, and newspaper reading.
· Maintain your writing and speaking skills to prepare for descriptive and argumentative questions.
· Familiarize yourself with the pattern of the questions by taking a mock test of the CSAT.

3 Elementary English Learning Roadmap
· The English education that my parents taught me is absolutely no.
· Learning English should be fun.
· Choose a learning method and textbook that suits your child's level.
· Start with grammar appropriate to your child's English learning level.

4 Secondary English Learning Roadmap
· Hard, middle school English, not play
· The eternal homework of English is vocabulary and reading comprehension.
· In the ever-changing college entrance exam system, descriptive preparation is essential, and grammar is at the heart of it.
· The complete middle school English writing course

5 Elementary Math Learning Roadmap
· Pros and Cons of Mom's Math
· Elementary school math: The best subjects are those that children enjoy.
· Reading related to mathematics for upper elementary school students to expand creativity and thinking skills
· Develop the habit of writing solution notes for upper elementary school math problems.
· Do good deeds in moderation, not excessively

6 Secondary Mathematics Learning Roadmap
· The Usefulness of Mathematics
· My child hates math. Should he/she go to liberal arts?
· It is not desirable for students in the natural sciences (science) to only excel at math and science.
· The most important concept in mathematics is basic, so you should start from the textbook.
· Explanation notes are not optional, they are required.
· Three criteria for choosing an academy you shouldn't miss
· Don't let your legs get torn while following the stork.
· Focus on in-depth learning rather than excessive prerequisites.

7 Elementary Social Studies Learning Roadmap
· Social studies, the subject most closely related to daily life
· Build broad background knowledge through reading from an early age.
· In addition to textbook study, utilize a variety of audiovisual materials.
· But above all, you must be faithful to the textbook.
Social concepts and theories account for the majority of non-literature passages in the Korean language section of the CSAT.

8 Secondary Social Studies Learning Roadmap
· Middle school social studies, where it's easy to get caught if you take your eyes off the ball
· In social learning, unconditional memorization is short-term memory.
· Middle school 1st grade, and during vacation, it is time to expand literacy skills
· Let your child learn in the way he or she wants.

9 Elementary Science Learning Roadmap
Science is now central to fostering innovative talent.
· Various experiences are opportunities to build living knowledge.
· Let's write a science journal and research report.

10 Secondary Science Learning Roadmaps
· Secondary science that cannot be excluded from both humanities and science
· Create your own concept notebook and organize key concepts and principles.
· Data analysis is essential
· Keep a light observation journal.

Chapter 5: The Secret of Children Who Study Well, What I Learned While Working as the Head of the College Advancement Department

1 What is the secret of the model student who is number one in the entire school?
· Even a great strategy is meaningless without a foundation.
· Environment: Study in a place where you can concentrate best.
· Study ①: Study weak subjects repeatedly and consistently for a designated time.
· Learning ②: Planner, the beginning of a learning plan
Study ③: The secret to high grades: Focus on schoolwork first.
· Learning ④: Specific concept goals, not score goals
· Learning ⑤: Selection and concentration, rather than focusing on difficult problems, start with problems that you can solve.
Mind ①: It is not the one who fails who is defeated, but the one who gives up who is defeated.
· Mind ②: How the second place can beat the first place
Mind ③: Sincerity beats good deeds.

2 The right role of parents for successful college entrance exams

· Appendix - Entrance Exam Terms that Elementary and Middle School Parents Must Know

Insight from Daechi-dong's top entrance exam expert!
You need to prepare from elementary and middle school to get successful college entrance results!
2028 College Entrance Exam Reform: Let's Decide on Your Child's Admissions/Study Strategy Under the High School Credit System!

Every year, when the college entrance exam season and college entrance exam season come around, all the topics of conversation focus on the college entrance exam.
Even parents who are not in their third year of high school look for college entrance exam information with great concern and worry, as it is the future of their children.
But in the deluge of college entrance exam information, it can be incredibly difficult to discern what's accurate, what strategies are right for your child, and how to advise them on their studies.
When we think of college entrance exams, we only think of school grades and the CSAT, but even within these two, there are many different subtypes.
Furthermore, under rapidly changing educational policies, we must now develop diverse capabilities such as writing, interviewing, and reading.


Director Kim Hak-su is a former head of the college admissions department at Hana High School, a top-tier private high school nationwide. He is a leading expert in college admissions in Korea, possessing hands-on experience and know-how gained through providing college admissions counseling to tens of thousands of students.
For parents who struggle to develop the right college entrance and admission strategies and devise a study roadmap tailored to their children, and for parents who constantly argue with their children due to incorrect information about college entrance, we've compiled a comprehensive collection of college entrance and learning strategies.
This book will help you create the right roadmap for your child from the time they are in elementary and middle school, communicate with them, and achieve successful results.

College Entrance Exams - High School and College Admission Strategies Based on the 2028 College Entrance Exam Reform and Changes to the High School Credit System
Study - A solid, unwavering study method for each elementary and middle school subject, even in the face of major changes.
Education - Parents' Guide to Maintaining Their Children's Study Habits
When these three things are in harmony, you can get the results you want!

The 2028 college entrance exam reform and the implementation of the high school credit system will bring about many changes.
Representative examples include the change in the internal grade system from a 9-grade system to a 5-grade system and the change in the college entrance exam system from an elective subject system to a common subject system.
Accordingly, major universities, including Seoul National University, are also expected to undergo many changes in their entrance exams.
The book reveals the details of these changes in college admissions and the corresponding strategies for each major admissions process.


You need to pay attention to college entrance exams to get into the right university.
You will learn about the types of specialized and autonomous high schools and preparation strategies, and by presenting criteria for selecting a general high school, you can develop a high school selection strategy that suits your child's learning style.


In addition to studying, you will learn how to manage easily overlooked items such as personal statements, school records, and interviews.
Especially in the case of school records, we often see the wrong approach leading to missing the items that need to be managed and focusing only on the items that do not need to be managed.
It gives advice on what needs to be managed and how to manage it.

To achieve successful results, you need guidance and advice from your parents.
Parents should understand changing education policies, develop strategies for college and university entrance that are right for their children, and create the right environment for their children to focus solely on their studies.
Also, the younger the child, the more important it is to teach them the right study methods that will instill a good study attitude.
Parents' efforts will be a strong support for successful college entrance.
The college entrance exam is the first step toward your child's future and the first competition they experience.
Communicate with your child based on correct information and draw up a correct roadmap.